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Qatar claims sovereign immunity in $10mn lawsuit over airport strip search: reports

Each litigant could receive $2 million if the case involving the five Australian women goes to trial, bringing the total payout to $10 million. Qatar is reportedly attempting to claim…

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Australian women sue Qatar Airways for 2020 invasive searches at Hamad airport

Doha News reached out to Qatar Airways and Qatari authorities for a statement and has yet to hear back from both entities. Five Australian women subjected to an alleged non-consensual…

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Outrage as women strip searched after abandoned baby discovered at Qatar airport

The Australian government demands answers from Qatari authorities after what it described as “a grossly, grossly disturbing, offensive, concerning set of events” involving several of its nationals. Thirteen Australian women,…

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Qatar’s FM renews apology over invasive searches at Hamad International Airport

Doha News learned in November that a security official responsible for ordering the invasive searches was charged a hefty fine and given a six-month prison sentence. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh…

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Australian women to sue Qatar over HIA strip search incident

The incident occurred last year after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a bin at one of Hamad International Airport’s [HIA] facilities. Seven women subjected to nonconsensual invasive…

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Australia presses Qatar for report into airport ‘abandoned baby’ incident

Qatar’s government had promised to conduct an investigation into the incident which saw more than a dozen Australian women invasively searched during a police hunt for the mother of a…

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The Round Up | 24 Nov 2020

The top news this Tuesday on The Round Up ? Police officers charged in case of airport abandoned baby ⚖️ QFCRA legal action against First Abu Dhabi Bank ?? ??…

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HIA Incident: Airport police charged over invasive search, but questions remain

The mother has been identified, but information about her whereabouts or if victims of the search have been contacted by officials has not been disclosed. Police officers who ordered the…

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Mother of abandoned baby identified

If found, the woman could face up to 15 years in jail Qatari authorities say they’ve identified the parents of the baby that was abandoned at Hamad International Airport last…

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